The Natchez Historical Society November meeting, scheduled for Tuesday will be at 108 S. Commerce St. The society is pleased to welcome Judy Riffell of Baton Rouge who will speak on the Natchez Trace Collection. The Natchez Trace Collection is an immense collection of Southern archival material at the University of Texas. The university acquired the collection in 1986 and houses it at the Center for American History in Austin.

Riffel is a professional genealogist who has authored numerous books and articles on genealogy. An officer in a Louisiana archival support group, Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, and editor of its quarterly journal, le Raconteur, she has worked to bring little-known and neglected historical documents to light. Her particular area of expertise is translating French and Spanish documents to make them easier for researchers to use. In 1999, she compiled a book titled Calendar of the Natchez Trace Collection Provincial & Territorial Documents, 1759-1813, which included a number of colonial Natchez documents. New members are always welcome and social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m.